Israel’s Missile Defense Under Scrutiny After Iranian Attack
Two missiles landed hours apart, wreaking havoc in two towns near a heavily guarded nuclear site in the Negev Desert.
Two missiles landed hours apart, wreaking havoc in two towns near a heavily guarded nuclear site in the Negev Desert.
Attacks on Saturday injured dozens in Arad and Dimona, two cities closest to Israel’s main nuclear research facility.
Attacks on Saturday injured dozens in Arad and Dimona, two cities closest to Israel’s main nuclear research facility.
The Israeli military said it had killed the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran warned that it could target American and Israeli military personnel.
Some of the proposed sales, valued at more than $23 billion, were under review, while others were never sent to Congress. The administration is pushing them through without congressional approval.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the foreign minister, said Saudi Arabia was prepared to take military action if necessary, after waves of missile and drone attacks.
On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had given for its attacks on Iran.
Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help.
Five missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport and injured four people. Israeli and Iranian attacks continued as global economic concerns about the war mounted.
Since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran began, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones in retaliation at Gulf countries. Iranian officials say that they are attacking U.S. military bases and American interests in the Gulf countries, not civilian t…